William Brodrick (writer)
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William Brodrick is a British novelist, famous in particular for his novel The Sixth Lamentation, which was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. He also won the Crime Writers' Association
Gold Dagger
award in 2009 for his novel A Whispered Name.
He was an Augustine
friar
before he changed vocations and became a barrister
and writer.
Crime Writers' Association
The Crime Writers Association is a writers' association in the United Kingdom. Founded by John Creasey in 1953, it is currently chaired by Peter James and claims 450+ members....
Gold Dagger
Gold Dagger
The Gold Dagger Award was an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year.For its first five years, the organization's top honor was known as the Crossed Red Herring Award....
award in 2009 for his novel A Whispered Name.
He was an Augustine
Augustinians
The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
friar
Friar
A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders.-Friars and monks:...
before he changed vocations and became a barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
and writer.